Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-07
THE CITY COUNCIL
Declines to Count the
Election Ballots.
LAID OVER ONE WEEK
A Large Amount Of Business
Transacted in Two Sessions
Public WORKS.

The City Council met yesterday
morning, President Breed in the
chair, and Councilmen Stearns,
Frankenfield, Collins, Jones, Hitler,
Perry, Teed. Lowell, Johnson, Hitler,
Goss and johnson present.
After the reading and adoption of
the minutes, the following business
was transacted:
OFFICERS REPORTS.
The Superintendent of Streets re-
ported expenditures of 500 during the
past week. Referred to Finance
Committee.
Justice Austin reported the cole c.
ton of SIZES fees in November.
Referred to Finance Committee.
The Zanjero reported the expendi-
lure of 500 during the past week. Re-
fsrred to Finance Committee.
Mayor Workman reported sales of
water amounting to $4S6. Referred
to Finance Committee.
The Clerk of the Council reported
the collection of $l3, 547 SO licenses in
November. Referred to Finance
Committee.
The City Auditor reported as to the
balance in the city funds December
3D.. Referred to Finance Committee
The Health Officer presented his re-
port as heretofore published in the
HERALD. Received and filed.
The City Auditor presented his trial
balance for November. Referred to
Finance Committee.
Mayor Workman sent in MESSAGE
announcing that he had appointed H
W. Patton Mayors Clerk, and asked
that the appointment be affirmed.
Approved.
Justice Austin reported the collec-
ton of fines amounting to 1919 in No
vember. Referred to Finance Com
mittee.
Drafts of contracts with the Ercning
Express Company for the city adver-
tisin; B. F. Goodrich & Co., to furnish
fire hose with d. F. Doneg,n, tc
grade Pearl street; with d. f. Done
gan to grade California street; with +.
G. Burlingame, to grade Kinney street
with E. G. Burlingame, to grade Bel
mont avenue with E. G. Burlingame
to grade Griffin avenue with f. G.
Burlingame, to grade Kuhrts street,
were read and apl roved.
PUBLIC WORKS.
The Board of Public Works re
ported as follows:
On petition of w. j. Fisher to be al
lowed to grade Kohler street, between
Seventh and Eighth streets; recon-
mended the same be granted
Adopted.
On protest of l. G.. Ives against the
change in the grade of Seventh street
west of Pearl recommended that the
petition be filed. Adopted.
On petition of John Bryson to be al
lowed to grade the intersection OF
Flower and Tenth streets at $500 per
line foot; recommended the same be
granted. Adopted.
On petition of Alfred Moore and
others against the grading of Mission
road; recommended the same be
denied. Adopted.
On petition of F. M. Douglass and
others to have the Court street grad
ed; recommended that property own
crs be allowed to do their own grading
provided they grade the entire dis
lance in accordance with regular spec
ifications. Adopted.
On petition of DR.. Joseph Kurtz to
have the ditch in Buena Vista street,
near Rock, filled up; recommended
the same be denied, that said ditch is
not dangerous. Adopted.
On petition of Charles T. Harris to
have DAILY street opened to Sitchell
street; recommended the same be re-
ferred to City Surveyor and City At
torney. Adopted.
On petition of Mayo & Whitside to
be allowed to grade the half intersec-
ton OF Orange and Kipp streets, aud
Kipp and Ingraham streets, also a
twelve foot alley, a S2.05 per line foot,
recommended the same be granted.
Adopted.
On petition of Hervey Lindley and
Others to have Seventh street graded
west of Pearl street to be sixty foo
roadway and ten foot sidewalk re-
commended the same be granted
Adopted, providing citizens pay for in
tersections.
On petition of NJ. A. Blanchard to
have the matter of providing for the
storm water at Second and Pearl
streets attended to. recommended that
a six-foot conduit be put in from the
intersection OF Second and Pearl to u
point ON Flower street near Third, and
City Surveyor be instructed to prepa c
plans and specifications accordingly.
Adopted.
Recommended that the bid OF Mayo
&Wh teside, of "A 60 per lineal foot, for
the grading of Union Avenue between
Seventh and Ninth streets be ac-
cepted, and the former recommends
ton be rescinded. Adopted.
The bid for grading Central avenue
at 1925 per front foot of Mayo &
Whiteside was referred to the City
Surveyor for estimate. Adopted.
The bid for grading of Home street
at $l.05 per front foot, OF E. G. Burlin-
game, recommended referred to the
City Surveyor for estimate. Adopted.
Recommended that the grading Of
Mission Road be awarded to Peter
Backman at $l.35 per front bid.
Adopted.
Recommended that the contract for
the filling of the intersection of First
and Hope streets be let to Thomas
Thomas Copely at Is cents per yard
after the City Surveyor had made an
estimate. Adopted.
Recommended that the deed OF
property at College and Pearl streets
be accepted and ordinance adopted.
Adopted,
On petition of T. S. Palmer to have
North Truman street graded, recon-
mended that the property owners be
allowed to do their own grading, pro-
vided the whole block is graded at one
time in accordance with regular speci-
fications. Adopted.
Recommended that franchise be
granted to John Grow for dummy
road on the east side of the levee and